Judgment_paragraph 64 · Cathal Boyle and Others v Commission of the European Communities (T-218/03, T-219/03, T-220/03, T-221/03, T-222/03, T-223/03, T-224/03, T-225/03, T-226/03, T-227/03, T-228/03, T-229/03, T-230/03, T-231/03, T-232/03, T-233/03, T-234/03, T-235/03, T-236/03, T-237/03, T-238/03, T-239/03, T-240/03)

64The applicants state in limine that their requests concerned safety improvements made in accordance with Council Directive 93/103/EC of 23 November 1993 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for work on board fishing vessels (OJ 1993 L 307, p. 1) and the Torremolinos Convention. Most of the applicants simply replaced their existing vessels with new vessels. In Cases T-220/03 Cavankee Fishing v Commission and T-227/03 Brendan Gill v Commission, the applicants initially altered their vessels and requested additional tonnage in that regard. They then replaced their vessels and also sought increased tonnage for the new vessels.